Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2010Washington State
James Montgomery
RB • 5'10" • Rancho Cordova, CA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
James Montgomery leans balanced backfield option traits and 39.6 efficiency.
Impact Production
46
Developing production for a back
lowelite
Reliability
41
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
66
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · Washington State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Washington State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Montana State
Player Story
James Montgomery built his college career from 2009 through 2010 as a running back from Rancho Cordova, CA wearing No. 21, spending time with Washington State. The clearest part of James Montgomery's career was his...
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- Committed To
- California
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2006
James Montgomery, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · Washington State. James Montgomery leans balanced backfield option traits and 39.6 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 782
- Rushing yards
- 650
- Receiving yards
- 132
- Touchdowns
- 6
Quick Answers
James Montgomery quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Washington State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 782
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 14 games
- Best season
- 2010 Regular Season · Washington State
- Top game
- Montana State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Cordova · California
- High school pipeline
- Cordova · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Class 2010
- 2010 Scrimmage yards rank
- 553 scrimmage yards · RB 126th (top 28%) · Pac-10 25th (top 15%) · National 336th (top 16%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Washington State | 3 | 229 | 167 | 62 | 1 | 58.4 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Washington State | 11 | 553 | 483 | 70 | 5 | 62.5 |
Related Context
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James Montgomery played RB for Washington State. Across 2 tracked seasons, James Montgomery recorded 650 rushing yards, 132 receiving yards, and 6 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with Washington State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2010 Regular Season
Washington State paired 553 primary output with 39.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2010 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 39.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2010 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Montana State
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2010 Regular Season · Washington State
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
50.3
Efficiency
39.6
Usage
22.2
Consistency
46.9
Best Game by takeover score
Montana State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oklahoma State: 37. Montana State: 143. SMU: 24. USC: 3. UCLA: 48. Oregon: 50. Arizona: 37. Stanford: 29. Arizona State: 10. Oregon State: 69. Washington: 103
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oklahoma State: 11 by 39.7. Montana State: 23 by 62.2. SMU: 8 by 31.3. USC: 8 by 3.9. UCLA: 13 by 38.8. Oregon: 11 by 47.3. Arizona: 15 by 21.8. Stanford: 5 by 60.4. Arizona State: 8 by 13. Oregon State: 16 by 45.9. Washington: 14 by 71.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins106 · Games = 2 · +68.1 vs Losses
Losses37.9 · Games = 9 · -68.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Montana State
Best efficiency game
71.3 vs Washington
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/5 | vs Washington | L 28-35 | 12 | 78 | 6.50 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 7.4 |
| Sat 11/13 | @ Oregon State | W 31-14 | 15 | 67 | 4.50 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4.3 |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Arizona State | L 0-42 | 8 | 10 | 1.30 | 0 | — | — | 1.3 |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Stanford | L 28-38 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | — | — | 5.8 |
| Sat 10/16 | vs Arizona | L 7-24 | 13 | 24 | 1.80 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 2.5 |
| Sat 10/9 | vs Oregon | L 23-43 | 11 | 50 | 4.50 | 1 | — | — | 4.5 |
| Sat 10/2 | @ UCLA2+ TD | L 28-42 | 12 | 45 | 3.80 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.7 |
| Sat 9/25 | vs USC | L 16-50 | 8 | 3 | 0.40 | 0 | — | — | 0.4 |
| Sat 9/18 | @ SMU | L 21-35 | 8 | 24 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Montana State100 rush yards | W 23-22 | 20 | 116 | 5.80 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 6.2 |
| Sat 9/4 | @ Oklahoma State | L 17-65 | 9 | 37 | 4.10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.4 |
Player Story
James Montgomery story
James Montgomery built his college career from 2009 through 2010 as a running back from Rancho Cordova, CA wearing No. 21, spending time with Washington State. The clearest part of James Montgomery's career was his backfield work: 650 rushing yards, 158 carries, 6 rushing touchdowns, and 132 receiving yards across 14 career games in the available record. His career also includes 132 receiving yards and 168 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives James Montgomery's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Washington State
2009-2010
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20092010
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Washington State | 229 | 44.5 | 28.2 | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | Washington State | 553 | 39.6 | 22.2 | 324 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Montana State
Week 2 · W 23-22
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
143
Scrimmage Yards
87.4 takeover
143 scrimmage yards and 45.1 usage.
#2
vs Hawai'i
Week 2 · L 20-38
128
Scrimmage Yards
86.7 takeover
Loss with 128 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
128 scrimmage yards and 30.5 usage.
#3
vs Washington
Week 14 · L 28-35 · Conference game
103
Scrimmage Yards
70.3 takeover
Loss with 103 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
103 scrimmage yards and 23.7 usage.
#4
vs Stanford
Week 1 · L 13-39 · Conference game
65
Scrimmage Yards
58.6 takeover
Loss with 65 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
65 scrimmage yards and 32.1 usage.
#5
@ Oregon State
Week 11 · W 31-14 · Conference game
69
Scrimmage Yards
53.8 takeover
Win with 69 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
69 scrimmage yards and 23.5 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2010 Regular Season · Washington State
553 primary output · 39.6 efficiency · 22.2 usage
62.5
#2
2009 Regular Season · Washington State
58.4
229 primary · 44.5 efficiency · 28.2 usage
Milestones
2
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
1
2+ TD games
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